More Charity Shop Bargains for 2018 & beyond!

sweetpea26

I was thinking the same just leave items in boot of my car for a few days and all will be fine.

Eenymeeny

As a charity  shopper myself I enjoy reading this thread which has been an education, thank you all. I just thought that it might put your minds to rest that a friend of mine who normally volunteers in a local charity shop has made it her 'job' to check out the shop doorway everyday for donations as part of her exercise. She then alerts the manager who drives from home to put them safely inside as he lives quite a distance away. Maybe others are doing the same thing?

Floss

Suki & Sweetpea, I'm with you...chazzer quarantine will be the boot of my car, just like when I was still with the ex who whinged about my chazzer habit!

sweetpea26

Thats good to know Eennymeeny .....clots of stock thats been sitting in a store room for weeks.... oh Floss my kids do the same to me ..   

DianneB

Blue_Doggy said:

It’s nice to know that the charity shops are getting organised to trade safely. I’ve got some “hard” items which got sorted out, so can go to the charity shop when they open. But I think I will cut up the good bits of clothes and other fabrics for my stash (which I was trying to reduce and not add to) and bin the rest unless compostable (my local authority incinerates waste, so no landfill problems).
 

DianneB - I had to google “clinell wipes” as I’d never heard of them, nor remember seeing them for sale. Are they worth looking out for? I usually use carbolic soap or a bleach solution (and an old rag) as I don’t really like using disposable wipes in general.

They are a hospital grade wipe that I used to buy from Amazon. I started using them several years ago as My DD (now deceased) had Cystic Fibrosis and I did home IV's so everything needed to be super sterile. They are probably overkill but they used to be a good price for 200 and I got used to them. They tend not too get things too wet but I did manage to kill a keyboard once! I think I too will stick to a cloth and bleach once this pack is finished. 

Floss

DianneB, you may not be able to get hold of Clinnel wipes easily - I work in a hospital & we haven't been able to get hold of any for our office  through NHS supply chain for weeks.

dolly84

suki1964 said:

Cant see the difference between buying from a charity shop then a clothes shop tbh. Anyone handling the products as it goes through the supply chair could have added a bit of Covid along the way. Anyone in the shops picking up, trying on, could be leaving a liberal dusting. But seeing as it only lives 72 hours off the host Im not at all worried

I'm not concerned at all either.  My feet are planted firmly in reality and you cannot avoid passing germs about unless you lock yourself away forever, even if you wear gloves you are still touching other things you own with the glove, handwashing is the best defence as we have all known our entire lives.  In all honesty I haven't been worried about this blasted virus one bit, just the reaction to it that scares the life out of me.

Potternerd

I so am in agreement with posters above that there is no more risk of contamination (a fave word of DH who is a clean and tidy freak)  than anywhere else. I always wash both what i donate and what I buy from charity shops. I suspect there will be masses of stuff as people have used lockdown as an opportunity for a clear out. I certainly have done so and although I was able to donate some stuff through my local Covid group and to neighbours through Facebook it will be good to have space. 

During lockdown I have lived in a capsule wardrobe of leggings, t shirts, shorts and my oldest and comfiest pair of Converse so i should probably avoid buying too much from charity shops ( I seldom buy new except socks and undies), but I am looking forward to revisiting them at some point.

Lucy5781

To be fair I think clothing wise the bulk of the chain CS and the better independant ones steam everything anyway, that should be effective no?
I had, prior to lockdown, been visiting to start re-assembling a basic formal work uniform as the aim by this point in time had been to have both kids finally in preschool/nursery and start part timework again after quitting three years ago between kids. However obviously lockdown has changed that for starters but this last month my mother in law fell ill and sadly we lost her on Saturday morning.
There's a fair estate for husband and his brother to process now so financially, there'll be no rush to find a job. I want to find something at some point though, don't get me wrong, but, honestly can't get over just how different 2020 is to how we had it planned just three months ago. Hugs to all.
Lxx

dolly84

Lucy5781 said:

To be fair I think clothing wise the bulk of the chain CS and the better independant ones steam everything anyway, that should be effective no?
I had, prior to lockdown, been visiting to start re-assembling a basic formal work uniform as the aim by this point in time had been to have both kids finally in preschool/nursery and start part timework again after quitting three years ago between kids. However obviously lockdown has changed that for starters but this last month my mother in law fell ill and sadly we lost her on Saturday morning.
There's a fair estate for husband and his borther to process now so financially, there'll be no rush to find a job. I want to find something at some point though, don't get me wrong, but, honestly can't get over just how different 2020 is to how we had it planned just three months ago. Hugs to all.
Lxx

Sorry to hear your news.  You are right about how quickly our lives have changed, this year we were planning one small family holiday and the rest of our time and efforts was going to be spent doing some major jobs on our house, we managed to do a couple of things early in the year but that has been it.